By Kenneth Jones
20 Dec 2011

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Male
Miles Anderson, The Tempest, The Old Globe
Jeffrey DeMunn, Death of a Salesman, The Old Globe
Manny Fernandes, Of Mice and Men, New Village Arts Theatre
Robert Foxworth, Superior Donuts, San Diego REPertory Theatre
Jon Rua, Somewhere, The Old Globe
Kyle Sorrell, Angels in America, ion Theatre

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Female
Jill Drexler, Foxfire, Moonlight Stage Productions
Melinda Gilb, Walter Cronkite is Dead, San Diego REPertory Theatre
Jo Anne Glover, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Moxie Theatre
Lois Markle, August: Osage County, The Old Globe
Rosina Reynolds, The Glass Menagerie, Cygnet Theatre
Aubrey Saverino, In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), San Diego REPertory Theatre

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female
Lisel Gorell-Getz, In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) San Diego REPertory Theatre
Catalina Maynard, Angels in America, ion Theatre
Tonya Pinkins, Milk Like Sugar, La Jolla Playhouse
Diana Reasonover, Stick Fly, Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company
Karson St. John, Ten Cent Night, Moxie Theatre

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Male
Ben Diskant, The Tempest, The Old Globe
David Ellenstein, My Name is Asher Lev, North Coast Repertory Theatre
Nick Kennedy, Grace, ion Theatre
Brian Mackey, The Glass Menagerie, Cygnet Theatre
Matt Thompson, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Moxie Theatre
Jay Whittaker, Amadeus, The Old Globe

Outstanding New Play
Kirsten Greenidge, Milk Like Sugar, La Jolla Playhouse
Matthew Lopez, Somewhere, The Old Globe
Stephen Metcalfe, The Tragedy of the Commons, Cygnet Theatre
David Myers, Small Prophecies, University of California, San Diego, Baldwin New Play Festival

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Sam Gold, August: Osage County, The Old Globe
Adrian Noble, The Tempest, The Old Globe
Glenn Paris & Claudio Raygoza, Angels in America, ion Theatre
Daren Scott, Of Mice and Men, New Village Arts Theatre
Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Moxie Theatre
Matthew Wiener, Lend Me A Tenor, North Coast Repertory Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design
David Ballard, Amadeus, The Old Globe
Melanie Chen, Angels in America, ion Theatre
Deborah Gilmour Smyth, The Book of the Dun Cow, Lamb's Players Theatre
Jeremy J. Lee, Somewhere, The Old Globe
George Ye, Tragedy of the Commons, Cygnet Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design
Deirdre Clancy, Amadeus, The Old Globe
Jennifer Brawn Gittings, In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), San Diego REPertory Theatre
Jennifer Brawn Gittings, The Who's Tommy, San Diego REPertory Theatre Sonia Elizabeth Lerner, Lend Me A Tenor, North Coast Repertory Theatre
Jeanne Reith, The Servant of Two Masters, Lamb's Players Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Sleeping Beauty Wakes, La Jolla Playhouse
Alan Burrett, The Tempest, The Old Globe
Karen Filijan, Angels in America, ion Theatre
Michael Gilliam, Jane Austen's Emma, The Old Globe
Japhy Wiedeman, August: Osage County, The Old Globe

Outstanding Set Design
Marty Burnett, Lend Me a Tenor, North Coast Repertory Theatre
David Korins, Little Miss Sunshine, La Jolla Playhouse
Michael McKeon, Trying, Lamb's Players Theatre
Tobin Ost, Jane Austen's Emma, The Old Globe

Victoria Petrovich, In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), San Diego REPertory Theatre
David Zinn, August: Osage County, The Old Globe

Other awards to be announced on Feb. 6:

Outstanding Young Artist/Sandra Ellis-Troy Scholarship
Outstanding Special Event
Actor of the Year
Braunagel Award